Agapanthus query

Are they in a particularly wet area it could be something like root rot which I think they are prone to.

I am (over?) watering them at the base every evening.

They don't need as much water as you are giving them. They are versatile plants and grow as well in our climate as in tropical areas. I had a healthy border of agapanthus when I lived in East Africa, where there were long dry periods between rains.

No plants need to be watered daily if they are in the soil. Containers are a different matter.

Agapanthus definitely like to be on the dry side. I only water the ones in pots occasionally. Hopefully if you stop watering they will recover.

Agapanthus here are considered weeds in many areas. However they are very popular in gardens because they are the ultimate plant and forget plant and give a good show. At our old house we never watered them but they continued to spread and kept going. Funnily enough we have one clump in our new home and they are very sedate in their growth.

Agree with the others, pull back on your watering. In NZ where my son lives they are also considered weeds and seem to thrive in the hot and dry climate.

With the amount of rain we have been having, unless you have freshly planted them I wouldn’t water them at all.

Thank you.
I will curb my over enthusiastic watering. They were actually freshly planted a couple of weeks back in a new raised bed, but we have had ample rain since. One is being very cheeky and trying to raise his head over the fence!

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Is the base standing perhaps too proud out of the ground here?

Yes, I would say it is. I would replant that a bit deeper.

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I have 3 pots of different varieties, they all have less of the base showing than yours. Having said that only one plant has buds, so they may not be happy. We have had some very wet spells this year which they don't like.
Does anyone know whether some are later flowering than others?

Yes, some flower a bit later than others.

They are weeds here,too but they grow easily and spread and look nicer than some of the other weeds. They survive droughts well. The other ones we get are the white lilies, they pop up just about everywhere as if by magic.

My agapanthus is in a pot. I read they like to be quite tight in the pot but not much is happening - does it need a bigger pot?

I have different varieties and progress varies. I assume they all have healthy leaves growing? Too early for flowers, in my area anyway. They do like to have their roots constrained.

Interesting thread.

I've just bought some from the garden centre and intended to plant them in an old sink but now I'm wondering if it has enough drainage if they don't like to be wet.